Bissau vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bissau	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$889	$706
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2085	$1944
🏠 One person rent	$393	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$698	$279
🍽️ Food expenses	$377	$346
🚐 Transport expenses	$42	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$396	$170
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	4	31
😀 Quality of life	15	34
🏙️ Population	492K	1.55M

The cost of living in Bissau is 26% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 6166th and 6889th ($889 vs $706) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 48th in Guinea-Bissau and Venezuela, respectively. Check Guinea-Bissau vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Bissau compared to 0.2 months in Maracaibo. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Maracaibo ranked 3rd in Venezuela, while ranked 9033rd and 7546th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bissau vs Maracaibo

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	Bissau	Maracaibo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.2	$7.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28	$60
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.06	$7.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$1.49
☕ Cappuccino	$2.31	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.35	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$441	$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$253	$81.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$676	$318
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$534	$175
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.4	$32.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.8	$49.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.2	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.51%	26.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1701	$2145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1455	$1079
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.51	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.8	$42.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.19	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.83	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.6	$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$5.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$6.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.26	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.5	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.34	$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.87	$5.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$2.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.71	$4.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.78	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.1	$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$54.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.4	$99.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2979	$14223

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Cities near Bissau

Distance	City	Cost of living
108 km or 67 mi	Bafata	$866
109 km or 68 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
135 km or 84 mi	Kolda	$1039
194 km or 120 mi	Brikama	$569
204 km or 127 mi	Lamin	$520
207 km or 128 mi	Banjul	$488
254 km or 158 mi	Boffa	$972
259 km or 161 mi	Kaolack	$1062
287 km or 179 mi	Fatick	$1051
333 km or 207 mi	Conakry	$1030
355 km or 221 mi	Thies	$1203
357 km or 222 mi	Forecariah	$974
366 km or 227 mi	Rufisque	$1095
378 km or 235 mi	Dakar	$1198
417 km or 259 mi	Mamou	$994
423 km or 263 mi	Louga	$1003
456 km or 283 mi	Freetown	$1213
474 km or 295 mi	Saint-Louis	$1018
518 km or 322 mi	Rosso	$649
605 km or 376 mi	Bo	$1138
655 km or 407 mi	Kenema	$1146
693 km or 430 mi	Nouakchott	$678
701 km or 436 mi	Gueckedou	$983
706 km or 439 mi	Kankan	$979
811 km or 504 mi	Monrovia	$528
826 km or 513 mi	Kakata	$494
831 km or 516 mi	Bamako	$574
872 km or 542 mi	Nzerekore	$971
879 km or 546 mi	Koulikoro	$497
885 km or 550 mi	Bougouni	$496
903 km or 561 mi	Banamba	$495
906 km or 563 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
908 km or 564 mi	Yekepa	$494
921 km or 572 mi	Praia	$835
944 km or 586 mi	Assomada	$840
1027 km or 638 mi	Segou	$498
1048 km or 651 mi	Greenville	$494
1052 km or 654 mi	Markala	$496
1083 km or 673 mi	Sikasso	$503
1121 km or 697 mi	Korhogo	$1047

Cities near Maracaibo

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Cabimas	$696
60 km or 38 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$666
106 km or 66 mi	Maicao	$451
120 km or 75 mi	Machiques	$651
172 km or 107 mi	Riohacha	$582
178 km or 110 mi	Carora	$688
179 km or 111 mi	Valledupar	$558
184 km or 114 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$656
185 km or 115 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$654
193 km or 120 mi	Trujillo	$685
199 km or 124 mi	Punto Fijo	$628
211 km or 131 mi	Valera	$705
223 km or 138 mi	El Tocuyo	$694
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$623
234 km or 146 mi	Merida	$674
238 km or 148 mi	Quibor	$680
258 km or 160 mi	Barquisimeto	$715
268 km or 166 mi	Cabudare	$663
271 km or 169 mi	Barinas	$799
272 km or 169 mi	Guanare	$707
272 km or 169 mi	Oranjestad	$1664
277 km or 172 mi	Minca	$863
281 km or 174 mi	La Grita	$617
281 km or 175 mi	Yaritagua	$682
281 km or 175 mi	Socopo	$670
288 km or 179 mi	Santa Marta	$979
288 km or 179 mi	Cienaga	$831
290 km or 180 mi	Araure	$724
292 km or 181 mi	Acarigua	$724
317 km or 197 mi	San Felipe	$736
318 km or 197 mi	Cucuta	$552
320 km or 199 mi	Tariba	$598
325 km or 202 mi	San Cristobal	$592
326 km or 202 mi	Ocana	$590
326 km or 202 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
335 km or 208 mi	Barber	$1395
336 km or 208 mi	Rubio	$598
337 km or 210 mi	Willemstad	$1395
346 km or 215 mi	Soledad	$840
347 km or 216 mi	Barranquilla	$789